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Member Interview: Author Chris Barton
Welcoming author Chris Barton back to our Member Interview Series is a chance to catch up on all his latest accomplishments. Writing both fiction and nonfiction, Chris most recently launched: WE MATCH! (Astra Young Readers, 2025) and GLITTER EVERYWHERE! WHERE IT CAME FROM, WHERE IT'S FOUND & WHERE IT'S GOING (Charlesbridge, 2023). Other picture book titles by Chris include HOW TO MAKE A BOOK (ABOUT MY DOG) (Millbrook Press/Lerner, 2021) and MOVING FORWARD (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster, 2022). Chris also wrote WHOOSH! (Charlesbridge, 2016), which is included on 21 state reading lists, THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS (Charlesbridge, 2010), a Sibert Honor winner, and SHARK VS. TRAIN (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011), a New York Times bestseller. Chris offers consultation services to other writers, is Vice President of the Texas Institute of Letters, and is co-host of the podcast "This One's Dedicated to...", as you can discover below.
Member Interviews
Member Interview: Author Mari Mancusi
Find out what award-winning Mari Mancusi has to say about her life as an author—from bestsellers to Bluebonnet lists and beyond.
Member Interview: Author Anne Wynter
Catch up with author Anne Wynter, and read about her latest works–from picture books to board books, to a recent collaboration with another SCBWI Austin chapter member.
Member Interview: Illustrator Keiko Hayner
Our Member Interview Series is pleased to welcome illustrator Keiko Hayner, the artist behind our new website banner. Originally from Japan, Keiko has lived in the U.S. since 2004, and began her art career, in earnest, in 2020. Her medium is primarily watercolor, but she also works in digital art and block printing. She holds a BA in Graphic Design from Osaka University of the Arts.
Member Interview: Author Cynthia Levinson
As a mostly nonfiction writer, she recently launched WHO OWNS THE MOON, AND OTHER CONUNDRUMS OF EXPLORING AND USING SPACE (Penguin Random House, 2025) at Book People.
Member Interview: Author Meredith Davis
Our Monthly Member Interview Series welcomes Meredith Davis, author of THE MINOR MIRACLE .
Member Interview: Author-Illustrator Don Tate
We welcome Don Tate to our Member Interview Series, author-illustrator of THE DAY MADEAR VOTED and more!
Member Interview: Author Nicholas Solis
Our Member Interview Series continues with an update on Nicholas Solis, author of recently published THE LITTLEST GRITO (Sleeping Bear Press, 2024).
